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Population in Guinea-Bissau compared to Norway: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Guinea-Bissau was 2,201,352 in 2024 vs 5,572,279 people in Norway in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Guinea-Bissau's population is 2,311,915 people compared to 5,671,119 in Norway.

Population statistics:

  • Norway's population is 2.45 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Guinea-Bissau is ranked the 146th most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau vs 0.07% for Norway.
  • For the last 10 years, Guinea-Bissau has had an average growth rate of +2.4% per year vs +0.85% in Norway.
  • Since 2006, the population of Guinea-Bissau has increased from 1.42M people to 2.31M (63.4% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.67M (21.7% growth).

Guinea-Bissau vs Norway: population by year and forecast

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Guinea-Bissau Norway
2100 4,713,717 5,441,855
2099 4,706,710 5,454,583
2098 4,700,179 5,466,669
2097 4,692,465 5,478,174
2096 4,683,547 5,490,010
2095 4,675,216 5,502,418
2094 4,663,709 5,514,598
2093 4,652,393 5,527,174
2092 4,640,186 5,539,172
2091 4,629,025 5,551,172
2090 4,617,372 5,564,044
2089 4,605,435 5,576,715
2088 4,592,696 5,590,047
2087 4,579,003 5,604,159
2086 4,563,387 5,617,935
2085 4,547,611 5,631,413
2084 4,530,795 5,645,116
2083 4,515,144 5,658,044
2082 4,498,757 5,670,485
2081 4,482,173 5,682,427
2080 4,462,572 5,694,199
2079 4,441,414 5,705,317
2078 4,419,851 5,715,984
2077 4,396,170 5,726,145
2076 4,371,588 5,735,898
2075 4,344,499 5,745,619
2074 4,319,080 5,755,683
2073 4,291,330 5,765,642
2072 4,263,400 5,775,295
2071 4,235,126 5,784,119
2070 4,206,800 5,793,594
2069 4,177,044 5,802,341
2068 4,145,996 5,811,630
2067 4,114,778 5,821,550
2066 4,083,481 5,831,535
2065 4,049,028 5,841,333
2064 4,014,305 5,851,085
2063 3,978,845 5,860,548
2062 3,942,144 5,869,700
2061 3,904,704 5,877,754
2060 3,868,649 5,885,488
2059 3,829,775 5,892,036
2058 3,790,102 5,897,922
2057 3,750,628 5,904,330
2056 3,711,479 5,910,291
2055 3,670,706 5,915,286
2054 3,627,775 5,919,312
2053 3,586,800 5,922,325
2052 3,544,101 5,923,483
2051 3,499,300 5,923,938
2050 3,453,604 5,923,557
2049 3,406,207 5,922,138
2048 3,359,168 5,919,215
2047 3,310,573 5,916,146
2046 3,263,932 5,912,426
2045 3,215,095 5,907,334
2044 3,167,811 5,902,175
2043 3,120,502 5,896,614
2042 3,073,261 5,889,741
2041 3,026,226 5,881,692
2040 2,978,546 5,873,512
2039 2,929,745 5,864,063
2038 2,881,381 5,853,639
2037 2,833,162 5,842,734
2036 2,783,763 5,830,991
2035 2,736,596 5,818,882
2034 2,688,639 5,805,966
2033 2,638,770 5,792,030
2032 2,589,298 5,777,062
2031 2,540,343 5,760,828
2030 2,492,311 5,743,814
2029 2,444,595 5,725,891
2028 2,396,565 5,706,765
2027 2,347,456 5,686,336
2026 2,298,738 5,665,477
2025 2,249,807 5,626,258
2024 2,201,352 5,572,279
2023 2,153,339 5,519,601
2022 2,105,529 5,457,127
2021 2,058,841 5,408,320
2020 2,013,255 5,379,475
2019 1,967,696 5,347,896
2018 1,922,168 5,311,916
2017 1,877,072 5,276,968
2016 1,831,893 5,234,519
2015 1,786,457 5,188,607
2014 1,741,122 5,137,232
2013 1,695,973 5,079,623
2012 1,651,417 5,018,573
2011 1,608,076 4,953,088
2010 1,566,347 4,889,252
2009 1,526,377 4,828,726
2008 1,488,054 4,768,212
2007 1,450,986 4,709,153
2006 1,415,303 4,660,677
2005 1,381,585 4,623,291
2004 1,349,563 4,591,910
2003 1,318,806 4,564,855
2002 1,289,307 4,538,159
2001 1,261,273 4,513,751
2000 1,234,741 4,490,967
1999 1,210,206 4,461,913
1998 1,187,473 4,431,464
1997 1,165,545 4,405,157
1996 1,143,535 4,381,336
1995 1,119,949 4,359,184
1994 1,092,031 4,336,613
1993 1,058,745 4,311,991
1992 1,024,356 4,286,401
1991 994,639 4,261,732
1990 973,669 4,241,473
1989 957,789 4,226,901
1988 942,061 4,209,488
1987 926,862 4,186,905
1986 912,126 4,167,354
1985 897,697 4,152,516
1984 883,519 4,140,099
1983 869,592 4,128,432
1982 855,891 4,114,787
1981 842,432 4,099,702
1980 829,303 4,085,620
1979 819,867 4,072,517
1978 791,694 4,058,671
1977 741,789 4,043,205
1976 694,191 4,026,152
1975 650,966 4,007,313
1974 613,338 3,985,258
1973 592,808 3,960,612
1972 586,620 3,933,004
1971 586,221 3,903,039
1970 584,403 3,875,763
1969 581,610 3,847,707
1968 578,170 3,816,486
1967 569,011 3,784,539
1966 566,908 3,753,012
1965 575,005 3,723,168
1964 588,543 3,694,339
1963 594,418 3,666,537
1962 589,474 3,638,918
1961 582,532 3,609,800
1960 577,633 3,581,239

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/norway | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Guinea-Bissau increased by 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth), while Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Guinea-Bissau gained 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth), while Norway's population increased by 436,600 people (a 8.34% growth).

Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th most populous country in 2006 and is 146th in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Guinea-Bissau's population will grow by 49.4% to 3,453,604 people with a rank change from 146th to 136th. The population of Norway will increase by 4.45% to 5,923,557 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people compared to the peak of 5.92M people in 2051 for Norway.

Population growth rate by year

Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Guinea-Bissau Norway
2100 0.15% -0.23%
2099 0.14% -0.22%
2098 0.16% -0.21%
2097 0.19% -0.22%
2096 0.18% -0.23%
2095 0.25% -0.22%
2094 0.24% -0.23%
2093 0.26% -0.22%
2092 0.24% -0.22%
2091 0.25% -0.23%
2090 0.26% -0.23%
2089 0.28% -0.24%
2088 0.3% -0.25%
2087 0.34% -0.25%
2086 0.35% -0.24%
2085 0.37% -0.24%
2084 0.35% -0.23%
2083 0.36% -0.22%
2082 0.37% -0.21%
2081 0.44% -0.21%
2080 0.48% -0.19%
2079 0.49% -0.19%
2078 0.54% -0.18%
2077 0.56% -0.17%
2076 0.62% -0.17%
2075 0.59% -0.17%
2074 0.65% -0.17%
2073 0.66% -0.17%
2072 0.67% -0.15%
2071 0.67% -0.16%
2070 0.71% -0.15%
2069 0.75% -0.16%
2068 0.76% -0.17%
2067 0.77% -0.17%
2066 0.85% -0.17%
2065 0.86% -0.17%
2064 0.89% -0.16%
2063 0.93% -0.16%
2062 0.96% -0.14%
2061 0.93% -0.13%
2060 1.02% -0.11%
2059 1.05% -0.1%
2058 1.05% -0.11%
2057 1.05% -0.1%
2056 1.11% -0.08%
2055 1.18% -0.07%
2054 1.14% -0.05%
2053 1.2% -0.02%
2052 1.28% -0.008%
2051 1.32% 0.006%
2050 1.39% 0.02%
2049 1.4% 0.05%
2048 1.47% 0.05%
2047 1.43% 0.06%
2046 1.52% 0.09%
2045 1.49% 0.09%
2044 1.52% 0.09%
2043 1.54% 0.12%
2042 1.55% 0.14%
2041 1.6% 0.14%
2040 1.67% 0.16%
2039 1.68% 0.18%
2038 1.7% 0.19%
2037 1.77% 0.2%
2036 1.72% 0.21%
2035 1.78% 0.22%
2034 1.89% 0.24%
2033 1.91% 0.26%
2032 1.93% 0.28%
2031 1.93% 0.3%
2030 1.95% 0.31%
2029 2% 0.34%
2028 2.09% 0.36%
2027 2.12% 0.37%
2026 2.17% 0.7%
2025 2.2% 0.97%
2024 2.23% 0.95%
2023 2.27% 1.14%
2022 2.27% 0.9%
2021 2.26% 0.54%
2020 2.32% 0.59%
2019 2.37% 0.68%
2018 2.4% 0.66%
2017 2.47% 0.81%
2016 2.54% 0.88%
2015 2.6% 1%
2014 2.66% 1.13%
2013 2.7% 1.22%
2012 2.7% 1.32%
2011 2.66% 1.31%
2010 2.62% 1.25%
2009 2.58% 1.27%
2008 2.55% 1.25%
2007 2.52% 1.04%
2006 2.44% 0.81%
2005 2.37% 0.68%
2004 2.33% 0.59%
2003 2.29% 0.59%
2002 2.22% 0.54%
2001 2.15% 0.51%
2000 2.03% 0.65%
1999 1.91% 0.69%
1998 1.88% 0.6%
1997 1.92% 0.54%
1996 2.11% 0.51%
1995 2.56% 0.52%
1994 3.14% 0.57%
1993 3.36% 0.6%
1992 2.99% 0.58%
1991 2.15% 0.48%
1990 1.66% 0.34%
1989 1.67% 0.41%
1988 1.64% 0.54%
1987 1.62% 0.47%
1986 1.61% 0.36%
1985 1.6% 0.3%
1984 1.6% 0.28%
1983 1.6% 0.33%
1982 1.6% 0.37%
1981 1.58% 0.34%
1980 1.15% 0.32%
1979 3.56% 0.34%
1978 6.73% 0.38%
1977 6.86% 0.42%
1976 6.64% 0.47%
1975 6.13% 0.55%
1974 3.46% 0.62%
1973 1.05% 0.7%
1972 0.07% 0.77%
1971 0.31% 0.7%
1970 0.48% 0.73%
1969 0.59% 0.82%
1968 1.61% 0.84%
1967 0.37% 0.84%
1966 -1.41% 0.8%
1965 -2.3% 0.78%
1964 -0.99% 0.76%
1963 0.84% 0.76%
1962 1.19% 0.81%
1961 0.85% 0.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/norway | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Guinea-Bissau grew by 2.23%, while Norway's population grew by 0.95%.

Live population counters

Guinea-Bissau Norway
Current population
2311915
5671119
Population rank 146/197 119/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.07%
One net population change
10.9 minutes
9.98 minutes
One birth every
8.13 minutes
10.1 minutes
One death every
34.6 minutes
12.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +132 +144
Annual growth/decline +48,013 +52,678
Annual growth/decline rate +2.23% +0.95%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 105/197
One migration net change every
6.4 hours
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -1,373 +29,798
Net migration rank 96/196 29/196
Foreign-born residents 15,064 1,012,404
Foreign-born residents rank 172/195 60/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 18.2%
Foreign-born share rank 165/195 33/195

Natural population change vs migration

Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
Norway
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Guinea-Bissau Norway
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,373 - 29,798
2024 - -1,712 - 44,356
2023 49,498 -1,400 8,280 53,806
2022 48,920 -1,400 5,457 58,040
2021 47,242 -1,395 14,062 19,804
2020 46,718 -1,394 12,372 11,277
2019 47,196 -1,395 13,904 25,707
2018 46,659 -1,396 14,342 18,473
2017 46,318 -1,398 15,831 21,657
2016 46,814 -1,392 17,797 26,417
2015 46,846 -1,393 18,160 30,242
2014 46,615 -1,393 18,494 38,522
2013 46,472 -1,395 17,779 40,690
2012 45,480 -1,442 18,066 47,883
2011 44,405 -1,760 18,822 47,454
2010 43,067 -2,257 20,046 42,865
2009 41,950 -2,821 20,280 39,316
2008 40,841 -3,313 19,073 44,002
2007 40,288 -3,676 16,482 40,111
2006 38,886 -4,142 17,244 24,054
2005 37,347 -4,662 15,719 18,588
2004 36,495 -5,144 15,612 13,412
2003 35,649 -5,487 14,151 11,389
2002 34,561 -5,712 10,892 17,279
2001 33,461 -6,239 13,090 7,906
2000 32,816 -6,971 15,269 9,805
1999 30,916 -7,686 14,278 19,147
1998 30,390 -8,163 14,181 13,519
1997 29,792 -8,176 15,418 9,744
1996 29,778 -7,369 17,087 5,671
1995 29,142 -4,376 14,821 6,343
1994 27,895 3,174 16,045 7,580
1993 26,943 8,562 12,936 12,567
1992 25,747 7,531 15,431 10,218
1991 24,527 1,621 16,194 7,949
1990 23,936 -8,151 14,845 1,818
1989 24,286 -8,296 13,949 -1,730
1988 23,940 -8,473 12,207 10,380
1987 23,549 -8,622 9,212 13,907
1986 23,301 -8,748 8,751 7,616
1985 23,116 -8,812 6,644 6,725
1984 22,861 -8,812 7,452 3,856
1983 22,542 -8,729 7,844 4,120
1982 22,131 -8,539 9,875 5,749
1981 21,611 -8,291 9,020 6,010
1980 21,024 -8,086 9,806 3,763
1979 19,736 -13,801 10,181 2,839
1978 17,468 32,936 11,364 3,823
1977 15,484 33,922 11,321 4,845
1976 13,688 32,113 13,286 4,779
1975 11,998 28,645 16,430 3,312
1974 10,321 24,290 20,324 4,425
1973 8,430 -1,985 21,387 3,414
1972 7,911 -1,985 24,777 5,603
1971 8,183 -13,302 26,541 3,031
1970 7,632 1,123 25,968 -1,034
1969 7,857 -11,033 28,858 2,230
1968 7,289 2,769 29,387 1,761
1967 6,742 1,516 30,276 2,460
1966 6,955 -11,006 31,150 -888
1965 7,789 -19,928 31,275 -1,525
1964 8,989 -23,936 30,293 -1,571
1963 9,190 -5,993 26,766 1,061
1962 10,662 -3,960 28,020 655
1961 10,756 -3,575 29,239 1,437
1960 10,618 -8,007 29,366 -1,427

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/guinea-bissau/norway | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 97.1% of the population change in Guinea-Bissau is from natural causes (a gain of 472,826 people) and 2.87% is from migration (a loss of 13,956 people). In Norway 31.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 138,699 people) and 68.7% is from migration (a gain of 303,945 people).

As of 2024, 15,064 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 1,012,404 people or 18.2% in Norway.

Biggest cities by population

Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K
Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 150K
Baerum 132K
Drammen 105K
Asker 100K
Lillestrom 95.8K
Fredrikstad 85.9K
Sandnes 84.9K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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